Grain shocker



C. R. RANEY May 3 .1927.

GRAIN SHOCKER Filed Nov. 11. 1920 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 rivenjar.

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By J J C. R. RANEY GRAIN SHOCKER May 3, 1927.

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Application filed November 11,1920. Seria1,N0.423,226.

.lng mechanism in a mannerto prevent the discharge ofsheaves until thesheaf deliverymember is in normal sheaf receiving iposition.

viding -meansrfer delivering ,agplurality .of sheaves to the shockreceptacleand, at the same time, provide means for storingua sheafdischarged from the harvester i duringitl e ,time the sheaf deliverymember is delivering V sheaves to the shock receptacle.

A.furthe biec t P v de a dev e thatyvill compress a pluralitypfsheaveson a laterallydefl-ectable sheaf, delivery member and deliver them'toand retainthem under compression in the cradleuntil a com pleteshockisbnilt, so thatwhen the shoek iis discharged it will expand.atthebutts so that a relatively large baselisiprovided, wherebytheshock may be set up firmly and will maintain itsuliprighteposition. ,-Iattain; these objects by providing .an improved means coeoperatingWith-the Shea-f discharging mechanism of. the harvester and a sheafdelivery mechanism of the shocker.

In order-to fully and clearly. disclosemy invention I have illustratedone embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings. "It

;, ;is to be understood, however, that theconstruction may be modifiedwithout departing from the spirit, of my invention. a

Fig. .1 is a top-plan view f-theshocker. Fig. 2.,is aside elevationalview of the shocker showing a section of the harvester deck taken on theline 2+2 in Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is an enlarged top-plan viewofl the;

supplemental discharging mechanism showing the posltion of the sheaf-delver ng member Wlllll; reference. thereto,

A further objectisto'providea retarding V r .mecl anism to co-operatewith the discharg- A. further object of the inventionuis to I increasethe capacity of theshocker by pro;

A is aside elevational view ofthe structure shownin Fig. 3. p

Q;lT1g.flj5 1s a frontgelevationalviewof. the

structure Shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6' is a detail ,sectional view showingthe meehanism forcontrollingthe supplemental discharge arms taken along line 6-6 -r0f Fig.4, I 1Fig. '1' is a detail view of the pa wl for controlling he Supplementaldischarge arms.

Fig; 18 is a detail view of an additional wpawl for controlling thesupplemental dis- ;chargearms. l v a I11g,r- 9 s a topplan viewofaportion of the sheaf delivery member, and-Fig.- 1:0 is a detail sideelevational view of. the mechanism for laterally deflecting the sheafdesliveryimemberi taken, along line 1.0%10' of Fis- Y Th h ke describedand claimed in my U. S. Letters Patent #l,21,195, June 26, 1917, and 9,'2 ebruar 1 11 1 A realvardly swingingsheaf delivery member or fork 12being used, .whiehi is carried .on a shocker frame 13 anol movable bymeans of a resilent pitn an connection 14fl-b01lfi an axis one shaft .15from its sheaf receiving position .as shown in Fig. 1; wherein it rests:on a

.supportJ-(i; at a point beneath the deckof' ri e bind-er to its sheafdelivering position, where n t v delivers the fsheavesi in prostrateposition in an upwardly and rearwardly ;mQV 1e shock receptacle 17carried at the .rean-ofthe shocker frame. 1

,Also, after-the manner of construction dewseribed in my I United Stit/es Letters- Patent .#1; 231,19 5,-J1 me,2e, 1917, #1342312, October 2,1.1917, whenv enough sheaves have been delivered; to the $1 .81;receptacle 17 {to 1 build .a' shoekrtherein of I a predetermined .size,a eo npressor vl8 and needle 19 are thrown into operation to eompressand bind the shock; and at'ifihe completion "of, the compressingandbinding operation, through the rotation-of aj'knotter shaft 20, theshock receptacle is moved upward and rearward to deposit the shock in anupright position upon the ground. 7

.Theifork 1'2 and all the other mechanisms shown is of the general typevioo uponathe present shocker are driven-from a longitudinally -disposedpower shaft 21 .which is of extensible .andflexible characterand isconnected between aehai-n and sprocket 22 r on the binder, and a .beve1driving gear 23 on the shocker through a co -operating bevel pinion 24.As shownpthe rear end of the shaft 21 is journaled on a bracket 25 ontheshocker frame,,which preferably acts as a journal for a shorttransversely disposed power shaft 26. This shaft 26 is in turn connectedin awell known mannerto the resilient pitman connection 14, by which thesheaf delivery membe'r12 is operated. The construction of the connectionof this pitman to the fork is substantially the same as that set' forthin my Patent No. 1,293,922, heretofore mentioned, the fork herein,however, being swung back and forth about the shaft 15 by the pitman 14.

As the fork is moved back and forth by its power connections, it is alsodeflected laterally by means of a curved bail or guide 27which'isconnected to the fork through a plurality of rollers 28'disposed on opposite sides of the bail and moved with the fork. The-bail27 is deflected alternately to one side or the other of the receptacleby means of a crank 29 and oscillatable shaft 30, which "in turn isconnectedthrough link 31, with,

the two-to-one gearing 32, 33 journaled on the frame at a point beneaththe shaft 15. The larger gear 32 is carried by a suitable extension 25of the braoket 25 hereinabove referred to and is driven by the gear33 onthe shaft 26.

As the sheaf delivery member 12 moves to sheaf-delivering position it isalso to be noted that it is controlledby springs after the mannerdescribed and claimed in Patent -No. 1,293,922, one of the springsjherein which cushionsits movements and gives it a backwardimpulsdassuming' the form of a coiled spring-34 encircling the end ofthe bail 27 and held in position 'thereon'by a washer and cotter pin 35.Obviously the rollers 28'on the delivery member'12 will engage the.washer 35 and act to compress this spring each time that thefork swingsback to delivera sheaf. In order to prevent the bending of the crank 29by the constant hammering of the rollers 28 against the washer 35 andspring seby the sheaf delivery member 12 as it'delivers sheaves in thereceptacle 17, I have preferably also provided a plurality ofsuperimposed plates 36 both of which are connected between thelongitudinally disposed supplemental frame members which act to carryshaft 15, (see also my patent above mentioned) one of these plates 36preferably being slotted at 37 in such a manner as to permit the bail 27to move in an arcwhen' deflect-ed by the twoto-one gearing mechanism. 1

Co-operating w1th the sheaf delivery member 12 and controlling thecompressing,

binding and discharging "mechanism, is a single control mechanism of thespecific type described and claimed-inmy S; Letters Patent #1331395,'June":26, 1917 {comprising a cam 38 of arcuate section disposed abovethe shaft 15 and normally having its upper surface successively engaged,by a member 39 .movable with the fork; which, when the sheaves intherecept acle 17 have reached 'a' certain height, moves back over theupper surface of the cam 38 into engagement with a normally inoperativetrip 40.

This trip 40- is then operated and through a rod 41 and a springconnection 42, actuates a clutch controlling member "43. In thisconstruction the clutchcontrolling member 43 is in the form of a crank,being provided with an upstanding arm at its'fstubbleward end andjournaled in brackets 44 upon the frame. 'As shown, this member 43extends 1 directly gra-inward to a point substantially above the bevelgear 23 where it is provided 45 and a second grainwalrdly extendingportion 46 which overlies a cam 47 on the knotter shaft. r

As described in my first mentioned patent, and in a manner common to allshockers of this type, a clutch 48 is provided on the shaft 26 whichcontrols the movement of the fork 12. This clutch is provided with" aretatable dog 49 and controls the gears 32 and 33. A second clutch 50,having a rotatable "member or dog 51 is also provided which controls theconnection of the compressing,

binding and discharging mechanism of the shocker This clutch is located"slightly rearwardly of the beveled gear 23' and upon continued movementof the shaft 21 carrying that gear, accomplishes the'above ends anismsthrough successive engagements and disengagements of the rotary dogs 49and 51.

pivot 53 on the vertical supporting member 54 by the trip 55 in a'mannerhereinafter set forth, a vertically disposed pivoted member 56 is rockedwhich in turn withdraws a clutch controlling member 57 from the path ofthe rotatable clutch member or dog 49 in such a manner as to allowtlieclutch 48 to connect the fork to the power shaft 26.

The member 57; controlling the clutch, is sliclably inounted'in abearing 58, preferably formed in the bracket 25; and a co-operatingclutch controlling member '59 isdisposed at an angle of about 45 to saidfirst mentioned controlling member and fpreferably connected toit'by aspring 60; Asshown,

these two members 57 and 59 are of flat 13o strap or bar constructioiiand are reciprowith a short'rearwardly extending portion When the member52 is rocked about its cably mounted in'their su-pportsythemember 59.preferably moving throughaslotted hearing similar "to the slottedbearing forthe member 57, and also being provided with a similar slottedbearing ina support 61 also formed integrally with 'the 'bracket 25andadjacent the pathof thedogmember51, so

that this member; when reciprocated, may successively engage therotatingTdogs 51and 49. Pivotally mounted on an extension of the bracket25 and beneath the clutchi'controlling member-59 is a crank member 62,having its free arm 63 protruding into an opening in the clutchcontrolling-member 59, and its other arm connected to a verticallydisposed'rocl'fi lt which in turn is connected to the crank member atp'apoint adjacent the laterally extending portion 46.

Cooperating withkthe above described controlling mechanism and drivenfrom any suitable intermittentmovable part of the power mechanism; as,-forinstance, the knotter shaft 20, is the dumpingor shock dischargingmechanism. This mechanism as described and claimed in my U. Ss LettersPatent #1293322, February 11,' 1919, comprises a connection to theknotter shaft through a short crank65 mounted on the shaft 66, anupwardly extending link '67 pivoted to the crank 65, and a second crank68f1exibly connected to the upper end of the link 67 and itselfrotatably mounted-on the rear end of the knotter shaft-20 and engageablewith a collar 69 to rotate it'oluring a portion of the revolution ofthe' knotter shaft 20 in such a manneras to 'raise the lowerlink 67. Fora more detailed description of this mechanism S88 myabove'mentionedpatent. 1

My improved tripping and" discharging mechanism for positioning thedischarged sheaves properly iupon the sheaf) delivery memberand trippingsame at the proper time comprises a longitudinally extending tonguemember 70 fixed to the forward end of the main frame 13 of the shockerand adjustably supported by pipe '71 which is fixed to the frame of theharvester to which the shocker isattached. The tongne 70' is held fromlateral movement a bracket 73 fixed to the pipe '71 and a pinfiextending through said bracketand pipe. See Fig.

5. The forwardend of thetongue is provid ed with a vertically disposedportion 7 to which isconnected an L-"shapedframemem her 7 6 and arearwardly extending-member 77. These members are connected at theirrear ends to the frame of the shockerat'ffi and 77. The members76 and7.7 are positioned on the opposite sides of the sheaf delivery member 12and areprovided with a vseries of laterally extending fingers; 7 8 whichform a support for the sheavesin the path of, movement of the sheaf delvery member; The fingers 78-fixed to the frame memben'm are providedwith :a vertically extended" port1o1r79 against which the sheaves are'compressed; by the action of the discharging mechanism, *hereinaftermore. v

fully set forth. "The :frame member-76 is supported? by a diagonallydisposed brace 80 fixedto the vertically extended portion '75of the:tongue 70.

Referring, to "Fig; 5 the relative positions of the-supplementaldischarging mechanism andvthe sheaf deliverymember to'the harvester arehere shown; The deck 81 of the harvester has positioned v-thereabove theregular discharge \arms 82-and breast plate 83. Attached to'the breastplate-83 by poses hereinafter more fully set forth. The deck extension88: is provided with a series ofcslotteid .openings' 88 and is securedat its stubble/ward side to the rearwardly extending frame imemiber77canda-at its g'rainward side to the front brace89 and a rear braoe 90.The lowerend of both :of said braces are secured to: the tonguel 70vbymeansof the bolts-91 and :92 respectively.

-The supplemental discharging mechani'sm comprises ashaft 93 having anofl'set portion or 1 crank 94 formed ..at -its forwa'rd end,The-rearendof theshaft 931-is'jour, naled in bearing- 95 which iscarried by bearing support 'mem*bera96 fixed to vertical. supportingmembers 54a and brace 90. Fixed to rear end: of the shaft= is a drivendisk 97 which'spivotally carries the spring pressed 'pawl 98L Thedisk-97 isffurther provided with a forwardly i projecting tinger -99 fwh iehfis adapted to "engage thetrip '55- which sets into operationthe.sheafdelivery member as :above described. The offset ortion 9?} of theshaft 93-is provided with a crankbr'acket 100 fixed thereto by meanso-f, a'pin' 101 'T- he forwardend of the-bracket 160' i's'journailed in:the diagonally disposed supporting member 162 which is-securedaatl03tothe vertically disposed portion 75 of the tongue 70 and at dischargearms 165 are 'o'urnaled 'onthe 106' as" fellow-n ig. *5 -'for thepurpose of deck. extends; closer to: the sheaf delivery niemberwthanfthe r forward end for the pursheaves upon. the sheaf 'deliveryfanember.

In other words,,the heads, of the sheaves being smaller in size than thebutts, require to be positively discharged 'stubblewar-dly farther inorder that they may be positioned in parallel relation'with respecttothe sheaf delivery member; Projecting from the barrel portions107 of thedischarge arms 105 are 'a pair of downwardly extending cranks 108.having bearing portions 109 formed at the lower ends .thereofwhich' areadapted to receive the free ends 110 of the links 111. are pivotallyconnected at 112 to the diagonally disposed members 102 and 96.

The'actuationfof these supplemental discharge arms is controlled byalongitudinally'disposedrod 113 having its forward end bent in the formoffa crank 114 and disposed in the path of the sheaves discharged fromthe harvester.v The crank 114 is lim ited' in its movement by a stop 115fixed to the frame member .77. The forwardend of the rod 113 isjournaled in the bracket 116 fixed to the member 77 and the rear-end .ofsaid rod isjournaled at 117 in a bracket .118' fixed to anarch-shapeddeck support 119, the stubbleward end 120 of said supportbeing securedto the framemember77, and the grasswardgend 121 being fixed to themember 96. The rearward end of the rod 113 has agrassward extendingcrank portion 122 adapted to engage the pawl 98 and normally disposed inthe path of said pawl by an extension spring 122 fixed to the crank 122at one end. and. to the frame mem- ,ber 54 at the other. A; second tripmechanism for controlling'the actuationfof the'supplemental dischargearms to acuate the armsto move from the dotted 'lineposition to fullline position shown in Fig. 5, comprises apivotally mounted trip 123disposed in the path of. movement 'of sheaf delivery member 12. Theftrip'123 is mounted for vertical movement on a bracket 124.fi xed to theframe member 77. Pivotally attached to ,a downwardly projectingcrankportion 1250f the trip 123 is a-grasswardlyextending rod 126.(See..Fig. 6;) Adjacent the grassward end ofthe rod 126 is a'raisedportion 127 adapt- 7 The other ends ofthe. links .111

discharging mechanism is derived from a .constantly driven clutch member141 inter mittently engaged with the spring pressed vsupport 145 'fixed,to the bracket 25.

,bewdescri-bed; :The bearing member 128 is pivotallymounted on thestud131 formed integrally on "a'stop 132 pivoted to the bracket. v133 fixedto the diagonally disposed member 96 by means of bolts 134. The stop132fwhich .is'pivoted at 135 ex- ,ten'ds thru a slotted opening 136 inthe bracket 137xfixed to the member 96. The

stubbleward end of slot 136 limits themovement of the stop 132 which isnormally The power for driving. the supplemental pawl 98 of usualconstruction. The clutch .Inember141 is fixedto a universal connection142 and a short drive shaft 143 which is supported in a bearing 144carried by a The shaft "143 isgeared to the power shaft 21 by means ofusual sprockets 146, 147 and chain 148.

In addition to the function performed by the supplemental discharge arms106 and initial sheaf'from being discharged intothe path of thesheafdelivery member by obstructing the passage of the sheaf as shown inthedotted lines 106 and 106 inFig. 5 until the sheaf delivery member 12assumes its normal sheafreceiving position. It will also be notedthat inthe event a band on the initialfsheafldischarged by: the discharge arms82. should break, the untied grain will notscatter on the stubblewardlyextending fingers -78 and prevent the return of the sheaf deliverymember 12 to its normal position as hertofore experienced, but will beconfined on the grassward side of the dislUl] charge arms106 and 106.shown in the dottedlinesinFig. 5 untilthe sheaf delivery member 1returns to its, normal position, i at which time the supplementaldischarge arms assume their-normal :position, as shown in the full linesin this figure. i i 1 v i In the operation of the shocker shown herein,the harvester binding and dischargingmechanism operatesin the usualmanner discharging the first sheaf 85 out on the extension deck 88 asshown in Fig. 5. This initial-sheaf is held from displacement bytheresilient stripper -fraine 84. When the next sheaf is bound, it islikewise forced .thru thesame path and is forced against. the firstsheaf and thereby actu'ates the trip 1 -14 againstdthetensionhof thespring 122 in the manner shown in Fig. 7. This re leases the $P 'lIg'P1QSS6d pawl 98 to en'gage 26 thru the"pitman' 14 to oscillate thesheaf deliveryumember' 12 to deliver the sheaves in thecradle 17. Ashereinbefore statedthe' upward movement of the sheaf delivery theconstantlydriven clutch member i l fil and thereby actuates thesupplemental discharge arms 105 to move from-the full line andthe'discharg'e arms 106 and 106"in the path ofthe sheaf 5 deliverymember." It will benoted that the drivingmemberl97v and pawl 98 makesubstantially a half revolution and that the pawl 98 is interruptedfbythe stop "132, disengaging the constantly driven clutch member 141 fromthe shaft .93 andthereby locking the discharge arms" 106 and 106 in theposition of compress in'g the twodischarged sheaves When the two'discharged sheaves-are in the'posit-ion" shown in the dottedli'nes-'in"Fig. 5 and duringthe initial half revolution of the drivingmember 97, the extension 99 which is formed integrally therewith engagesthe trip and: rocks'the shaft 52, swinging the vertically disposedmemberf 56 about lts pivot and releasing stop 57 from the pawl,

19 and thereby connecting the powershaft member 12 engages the trip 123and raises 7 said trip upwardly about its*pivot. "The yielding ofthistrip is permitted by reason of the rod 126 an'dspring 129; On'the refturn of the sheaf delivery member, 12" to its'normal .sheaf'receivingposition, the trip 123 is depressed downwardly andthruthe crank 125, therod 126 together with ra1sed portion 127, is moved 'grasswardly. As therod 126 is moved grasswardly the bearing member 128 which is engagedbythe raised por'tiony127 is also moved, thereby swingnormal positionshown in Figures 3 and '5. From the above description, it will beunderstood that the supplemental discharge arms 106 and 106"remain inthe position shown in Fig. 4, (which is the same-as that shown in thedotted lines in 5), during the time the sheaf'delivery member-12 is"delivering the two discharged sheaves into the receptacle 17." l/Vhile'these discharge A arms 106 and 106 are in this position, they act asretarders in that they obstruct the path of any"sheaves or loose grainto prevent them from being discharged into the path of the sheafdelivery member 12 until the sheaf delivery member hasassumed its normalsheaf receiving position.

normally storing a sheaf "delivering sheaves to; the receptacle; In

of' the harvester.

st-ruction, it has been found to be unneces 1' other.

.may be modified without spirit of my invention.

g of said retarding A further important result accomplished by myimproveddevice is that means is provided "for dischargedb'y thedischargearins 82" on the deck- 88 during a the time the'sheaf-,de1ivery member 12 is other words, the capacity oftheshea'f'deli-very member has been of shocker heretofore constructed, notonly because of the fact that the; sheaf deliverymemberdeliverstwo'sheaves ata time, but because the binding mechanism 83of the harvester is permitted to bindand discharge sheavesu'ninterruptedly. That the sheaf deliverymember- 12 is so timed withrelation to the bindingjmec'hanism of the harvester that thesheafdelivery member will deliver theQtWosheaVes into the receptacle andreturn to its normal sheafreceiving position before two other sheavesare bound and discharged from the binding mechanism Byreason of thisconsaryto lock or control the binding and dis charging mechanism of theharvester by the sheaf delivery mechanism which heretofore occasionallycaused the binding mechanismto choke when the harvester was cuttingheavy grain.

' doubled over the yp It will be noted in my improved construc- 7 tionthat'the sheaves are discharged "and compressed by the supplementaldischarging mechanism and retained in a compressed" condition by thismechanism in thepath ofthe sheaf I penetrate these themto the cradle '17in the same condition. Itwill also be notedthatias the sheaf'de liverymember oscillates back andfo'rththe bail 27 deflects thesaid deliverymember'so that the sheaves are alternately-deflected on one side ofthecradle 17 and then on the tion may assumeinpractice, itis, of course a Vto 'be'l understood that. the form hereini shown isjfor the purposes ofillustration and departing from the What I'claim as my invention anddesire to secure Letters Patent, is'z" 1. In combination, a binder,including-Fa sheaf discharging member, a retarding v -deliverymember.The tines 011 the sheaf delivery member {sheaves in this compressedstate and deliver g This operation will i continue until theshock isbuilt up with thefsheaves coning, the stop 132 out of engagementwiththe-- pawl 98 and connecting the shaft 93 with the constantlydrivenclutch member 141 to return the supplemental arms 106 to theirmechanism cooperating with said discharge member, an. upwardly andv ingaway sheaves discharged by said memher, and means forcontrolling theactuation mechanism said sheaf delivery member. a

2. In combination, abinder, including a rearwardly. swinging sheafdeli-very member, f carry,

sheaf discharging member, a retarding.

and means disposed in thepath of said sheaf delivery member forcontrolling the operation of sald retardmg mechanism.

4. In combination, a harvester, a sheaf discharging mechanism, a deckcarried by said harvester over wh ch the sheaves are discharged, asupplemental deck connected;

with the first named deck, and power actuated means pivoted below saidsupplemental:

deck for retarding the discharging of said sheaves.

5. In combination, a harvester, a sheaf discharging mechanism, a deckcarried by said harvester over which the sheaves are discharged, asupplemental deck connectedwith the first named deck, and poweractuated: means normally positioned below said sup plemental deck andmovable into the path of the discharging sheaves for retarding the.

discharging of said sheaves.

6. In combination, a binder, including a, sheaf discharging member, asupplemental discharging member cooperating with said first member,andmeans located in the path of movement ofthe sheaf for controlling theactuation of said supplemental discharging member.

7 In combination, a binder, including a sheaf discharging member, asupplemental dischargingmember cooperating with said first member, andmeans engageable by a discharged sheaf for-controlling the actuation ofsaid supplemental discharging mem-' ber.

8. In combination, a binder including a sheaf discharging member, asupplemental discharging member cooperating with said first namedmember, an upwardly and rear-f wardly swinging sheaf delivery member forcarrying away sheaves discharged by said members, means located in thepath of movement of the sheaves for controlling the actuation of thesupplemental member to discharge said sheaves, and means for controllingthe actuation of said supplemental member to return same to normalposition.

9. In combination, a binder including a sheaf discharging member, asupplemental discharging member cooperating with said first namedmember, an upwardly and rearwardly swinging sheaf delivery member forcarrying away sheaves discharged by said members, means located in thepath of move ment of the sheaves for controlling the actuation of thesupplemental member to dis charge said sheaves, and means located in thepath of movement of said sheaf delivery member for controllingtheactuation of said supplemental member to returnsame to nore malposition.

10. Incombination, a sheaf discharging iechanism, asupplementaldischarge mechanism, a sheaf delivery mechanism, includingan oscillating sheaf delivery member, means for supporting in the pathof said member the load therefor discharged by said discharge mechanism,and means for holding said load under compression by said supple mentaldischarge mechanism.

11. In combination, a sheaf discharging mechanism, a sheaf deliverymechanism including an oscillating sheaf delivery member, means forsupporting in the path of said member the load therefor discharged bysaid dischargemechanlsm, and means for holding said load undercompression said dischargemechanism. W '12. In combination, a binderdeck, sheaf discharging and compressing mechanism adg acent the same,means for supporting and.

compressing a sheaf discharged. by said mechanism in parallel relationto the edge.

of said deck, and sheaf delivery means including a swinging sheafdelivery member movable in afore and aft direction and into engagementwith said sheaf when so supported and compressed by'said dischargingmechanisrm' I 13. In combination, a binder deck, sheaf discharging andcompressing mechanism ad acent the same, means for supporting andcompressing a plurality of sheaves discharged by said mechanism inparallel rela: tion to the edge of saiddeck, and sheaf delivery meansincluding a swinging sheaf delivery member movable in a fore and aftdirection and into engagement with said sheaf so supported andcompressed by said discharging mechanism.

14. In combination, a harvester, a shocking mechanism, an upwardlymovable sheaf delivery member on said shocking machine disposed in aplane below the deck of said harvester, and meansfor positioning andcompressing a plurality of sheaves and holds said sheaf delivery member.

ing said sheaves compressed in the path of plemental dischargingmechanism cooperate ing with said first mentioned mechanism, a shockingmachine, an upwardly movable sheaf dellvery member on said shocking machine, means for controlling the actuation of said supplementaldischarging mechanism, and additionalmeans for controlling theactuationof said last-inamed mechanism to return samewtorormal position.

16. In combination, a; harvester; .a' discharging'mechanis'mcarried-thereby, a supplemental discharging mechanism .cooperatg. h Sl'd first mentioned mechanism,

means for controlling the actuationtof said si'ipplemental dischargingmechanism, and

additional -means for controlling 3 the actua-g tion of said lastnamedmechanismzto return same to normal POSltlOlL- 1.7. In combination,aharvester, a dis:

charging imechfanism. carried Ithereby, a supplemental d schargingmechanism cooperating yvith said fi rst mentioned. mechanism, shock-mg.machine, an upwardly sheaf delivery member on said shocking machine,means for controlling; the. actuation of said supplemental dischargingmechanism to dischargef the sheaves, oand additional means forcontrolling the actuation of said last named mechanism.

18. In. combin-ation.,, .a.rharvester,. a discharging mechanism carriedthereby,- .asupplemental discharging mechanlsm cooperatingtherewith,means at controllingthe actuation of saidsupplemental dischargingmechanism by the sheaves dischargedafrom said lfirst named-mechanism,and supplemene tal,mea ns forcontrolling the actuation of saidsupplemental discharging, mechanism.

19. ln combination, a. harvester, a dis;

charging. .mechanism carried thereby,: a

shocking machine, an upwardly movable r sheaf delivery member on-saidshocking machine, and means for controlling vthea tl1fl 1 tion ofzsaiddischarging.mechanism by the sheaves dis char gedafrom said harvesterand by said sheaf. delivery, member.

'20. In' combination a harv ester,. .a; charging mechanism carried.thereby, a sup- 1 pl-emental discharg ngmechanism coop'erat- 4 ingfivith said lirst mentioned mechanism, a,

shocking. machine, ian' upwardly movable; sheaf delivery member on sa dshocki-ngmachine, and'means for controlhiigthe actuation of saidsupplemental discharging "mech anism by th'e 'sheaves discharged fromsaid first mentioned: ldischargin a mechanism and by said sheaf deliverymem er.

21. In combination, a harvester, a discharging mechanism carriedthereby, a shocker, a sheaf delivery member pivoted thereon, meansincluding said discharging mechanism for discharging and compressing aplurality of sheaves in thepath of movement of said delivery member, andmeans for laterally deflecting said sheaf delivery member during itsmovement to sheaf delivering position.

22. In combination, a harvester, a discharging mechanism carriedthereby, a shocker, a sheaf delivery member pivoted thereon, and meansincluding said discharging mechanism for dischargingand commovablepressing a plurality of sheaives and retainingsaid sheaves compressed inthe path-of movement of sa1d;.-del1 very member during.

its movement to sheaf delivering position.

'23."Incombination, a. harvester, a discharging mechanism carriedthereby,a sup? plemental dischargingimechanlsm cooperat ing. With thefirst mentioned mechanism, a shocker, a sheaf delivery member pivotedthereon, means 5 including said supplemental discharging; mechanism for.discharging and compressing. a plurality of sheaves in the path ofmovement of said delivery member,

and means :for laterallydeflecting said sheaf delivery member duringitsmovement to sheaf delivering position.

2 1 111 combination, a harvester, a dis charging mechanisln carriedthereby, a

. shocker, a sheaf delivery member pivoted ing and compressing thesheaves on said as; lrverymember, and means for, alternately deflectingsaid delivery member to: the op positeasidesof the cradle...

.26! combination a harvester, a "discharging mechanism; carried thereby,a shocker,.a sheaf delivery member pivoted thereto, means forcontrollingthe actuation ofjsaid. delivery memberby saiddischargmg;mechanism, and means for controlling the actuation of saiddischargingmechanism fby said delivery member In combination, a harvester, a dis-vcarried thereby, a 'SlIOC'le 1',,13 sheaf delivery member thereto, meansfor controlling the actuaclrargin mechanism pivoted tion ofjsaiddeliverymember by said discharging mechanism, and means including a trip locatedin thepath of movement of said delivery member for controlling theactuation of said discharging mechanism by said delivery member.

28. In combination, a harvester, a discharging mechanism carriedthereby, a shocker, a sheaf delivery member pivoted thereto, means forcontrolling theactuation of said delivery'member by said dischargingmechanism, and meansfor controlling the actuation of said dischargingmechanism 'by said delivery member to return nism to its normalposition. I

29. In combination, a harvester, a discharging mechanism carriedthereby, a

said mechashocker, a sheaf delivery member pivoted thereto, means forcontrolling the actuation of said delivery member by said dischargingmechanism, and means for controlling the actuation of said dischargingmechanism by said delivery member when said member is returning to itsnormal position.

30. In combination, a binder including a sheaf discharging member, and asupplemental discharging member comprising a plurality of discharge armscertain of said discharge arms discharging stubblewardly in advance ofother discharge arms.

31. In combination, a binder, including a sheaf discharging member, asupplemental discharging member comprising sets of forwardly andrearwardly disposed discharge arms, and'means for drivin said rearwardlydisposed arms stubblewarddy in advance of said forwardly disposed arms.

32. In combination, a binder, including a sheaf discharging member, asupplemental discharging member comprising a plurality of dischargearms, and means including said discharge arms for effecting a varyingcom? pression of the sheaves discharged from said discharging member.

33. In combinatlon, a harvester, a discharging mechanism carrledthereby, a

shocker connected to said harvester, a sheaf delivery member pivoted onsaid shocker, and means including sald discharging mechanism fordischarging and compressing a plurality of'sheaves in the path of saiddelivery member.

34. In a harvester, a sheaf discharging mechanism, a supplementaldischarging mechanism, means for storing a sheaf discharged by saidfirst named discharging. mechanism, and means for actuating saidsupplemental discharging mechanism when a second sheaf is discharged bysaid first named discharging mechanism.

35. In a harvester, a sheaf discharging mechanism, a supplementaldischarging mechanism, means for storing a sheaf discharged by saidfirst named discharging mechanism, and means actuated by said storedsheaf upon a discharge of a second sheaf from said first'dischargingmechanism for controlling theactuation of said supplemental dischargemechanism.

36. In a harvester, a 'sheaf discharging mechanism, a

V supplemental discharging mechanism, and means for discharging twosheaves from said first discharging mechanism for controlling tlreactuation of said deck, a supplemental deck connected with said firstmentioned deck, a shocking machine connected to said harvester, a sheafdelivery member carried on said shockin machine for delivering sheavesinto sai shocking machine, and means for storing a sheaf on saidsupplemental deck during the time said sheaf delivery member isdelivermg sheaves 1n said shock ng machine' '39. In a harvester,'asheafg discharging mechanism, a supplemental sheaf dischargingmechanism cooperating with said last namedmechamsm, and means controlledby the sheaves discharged from said first named discharging mechanismfor actuating I said supplemental discharge mechanism.

"40; Ina harvester a deck, sheaf dischargmg mechanism, a deck extens1on,a sheaf delivery member normally disposed adjacent SitldBXtBIlSlOIl, ashock forming receptacle, 7 means for swinging said delivery member fromtheextension to the receptacle, and means :movable through the deckextension for temporarily holding a sheaf dischar ed by-said sheafdischarging mechanism while the delivery member is swinging from thereceptacle back to its normal position adjacent the deck extension.

In testimony whereof I: aflix mysignature.

CLEMMA R. RANEY,

